SOLUTION: Solve 3^2x+1=1/27

Question 202841: Solve 3^2x+1=1/27
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given equation.

Rewrite 27 as

Rewrite as

Since the bases are equal, this means that the exponents are equal.

Subtract from both sides.

Combine like terms on the right side.

Divide both sides by to isolate .

Reduce.

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Answer:

So the solution is
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